It’s Time for the Phillies to Give Younger Middle Relief Arms a Shot

You could’ve pinned one of the losses that made for the Reds series sweep of the Phillies last month on John Lannan’s quad, which helped Cincy plate six runs in 1 2/3 innings 12 hours before it put him on the DL. As for the other two, those…

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The Evster’s Guide to Sprucing Up Your Sports Wardrobe

The other day, I saw this dude walking down 16th Street in Center City. Clearly, this guy is the coolest person in the world. He’s rocking a turquoise Charlotte Hornets shirt with turquoise jeans and yep, that’s right, look closely, those a…

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Five Reasons to Like the Sixers Hire of Sam Hinkie

GM’s usually aren’t particularly sexy hires for basketball franchises–most casual NBA fans can’t name more than a handful of incumbent GMs across the league anyway, and new guys usually don’t have much of a resume to point…

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Domonic Brown’s New Approach

This past offseason, Ruben Amaro drew quite a bit of criticism when he told reporters that he didn’t value walks very much. The quote, taken from Phillies beat writer Matt Gelb, went like this: “I don’t care about walks. I care about production. To be frank with you, I’ve said this all along. All of Continue reading Domonic Brown’s New Approach

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Friday Morning Fly By: This Rags-Broons series is gonna be a good one.

*Great game in Boston last night. All the game stuff!
*So why can’t the Flyers grow top defensemen at home? Spoiler alert: Panaccio doesn’t know. (CSN Philly)
*Claude Giroux, showing people how it’s done. (Philly.com)
*Turns out Ovech…

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Writer’s Roundtable: Favorite Stadiums

The Phillies just returned from a trip at two of the nicer parks in baseball (AT&T Park in San Francisco and Chase Field in Arizona). With a visit to Boston’s Fenway Park coming up over Memorial Day weekend, we wanted to ask our writers: Of the stadiums you’ve visited, which is your favorite? And what Continue reading Writer’s Roundtable: Favorite Stadiums

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DeSean Jackson at Running Back? ‘Almost Guaranteed’

Mad scientist and head football coach of the Eagles Chip Kelly is experimenting with his personnel in all sorts of different roles. Jeremy Maclin is getting a closer look at punt returner. Trent Cole and Brandon Graham translate to outside linebackers …

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Tempering Expectations on Pettibone

As I wrote in my recap on Tuesday night, Jonathan Pettibone deserves a lot of credit.  He has started five games so far this year and the Phillies have won four.  He has shown a veteran’s ability to battle through jams.  He has displayed a pretty good fastball, which at least through his first three Continue reading Tempering Expectations on Pettibone

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How “Philly” is Tony Luke?

In advance of next week’s episode of Phillies Nation TV which includes an interview with the one and only Tony Luke, Jr., Ian cornered the sandwich maven in his shop and peppered him with questions about Philadelphia. Have a watch and catch Ian’s full interview next Tuesday at 6pm on the Comcast Network.Continue reading How “Philly” is Tony Luke?

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Flyers Are Special When It Comes to Developing Defensemen

There is plenty of blame to go around this offseason for the Flyers missing the playoffs, but for much of the year defense was their biggest pitfall. The back end was prone to turnovers and complete meltdowns that often led to rushes the other way, a s…

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Halladay Surgery Successful; Could Begin Throwing in 6-8 Weeks

Good news, Phillies fans. Roy Halladay had successful surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday, and could begin a throwing program in 6-8 weeks. Here is the team statement and some thoughts below. Roy had successful shoulder surgery yesterday. He had an arthroscopic evaluation and underwent debridement of his labrum and rotator cuff as well as Continue reading Halladay Surgery Successful; Could Begin Throwing in 6-8 Weeks

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Of Course Donovan McNabb Thinks He’s a Hall of Famer

Donovan McNabb was a guest on 97.5 the Fanatic this morning to talk about the news that he’ll be coming back to Philadelphia this fall to retire as an Eagle. He throws some cold water on the idea that the ceremony will take place the week Andy Re…

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Phillies Statement on Roy Halladay’s Successful Surgery: Could Begin Throwing in 6-8 Weeks

The Phillies released a statement on Thursday stating that Roy Halladay had what they deemed a successful surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday. He could begin a throwing program in 6-8 weeks if everything progresses smoothly. The full statement: “Roy …

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Phillies Nation Sponsoring Phillies ALS event

Today the Phillies will hold their Phillies Phestival benefiting the ALS Association, Greater Philadelphia Chapter. Since 1984, the Phillies have raised over $12 million to combat the progressive neuromuscular disorder, known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”. Most of the money has been raised through this annual event which features your favorite Phillies in autograph and photo Continue reading Phillies Nation Sponsoring Phillies ALS event

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A Welcomed Update On Commenting On The700Level

Hey, sports fans! Good news. We think. After switching over to our new digs here on The700Level.com and the comment settings forcing you to log in to WordPress in order to leave a comment, we’ve now flipped that switch off and any Internet person…

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